Simple, Handy "Edit Output" Script

February 25, 2018

Sometimes scripts I write to automate my work-flow I’ll use again and again, while others turnout not to be so useful longterm. Recently I wrote a script that I find I’m using repeatedly, so I thought I’d share it.

It’s called edit_output or eo for short.

It takes the output of your last command issued on the command line and opens it up in your editor. I find it’s useful when I’d like to copy a part of the output to my clipboard.